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Supply chain of the Indian public distribution system: a new paradigm

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  • Ajay Bohtan
  • Prem Vrat
  • Anil K. Vij

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to identify the various strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) in the supply chain of the existing Indian public distribution system (PDS) and to analyse the same with a view to arriving at the vital recommended strategies for making the supply chain more effective and efficient. Design/methodology/approach - This paper examines a new hybrid method for improving the usability of SWOT analysis. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) has been integrated with SWOT analysis. Use of the AHP method on the SWOT factors has yielded analytically determined priorities for the factors included in SWOT analysis and made them commensurable. The main aim in applying the hybrid method was to improve the quantitative information basis of strategy planning processes. The paper was started by listing the various factors of the four different groups of SWOT with reference to the PDS. After further shortlisting, pairwise comparisons were carried out using a software (Super Decisions) to arrive at prioritised factors for each group. The strategy options were then formulated and prioritised on the basis of the existing weightages of each factor. Findings - The results indicated that use of available ICT solutions as part of the “Digital India” is vital in achieving the most important potential strategy alternatives in improving the supply chain for the PDS. Practical implications - The analysis helps in identifying strategies to improve the existing supply chain of the Indian PDS and make it more efficient and cost effective. Originality/value - This paper provides some useful insight into the SWOT analysis of the Indian PDS with specific reference to the supply chain management issues of the PDS.

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  • Ajay Bohtan & Prem Vrat & Anil K. Vij, 2017. "Supply chain of the Indian public distribution system: a new paradigm," Journal of Advances in Management Research, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 14(1), pages 110-123, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jamrpp:jamr-09-2015-0065
    DOI: 10.1108/JAMR-09-2015-0065
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    1. Kumar, Shashank & Raut, Rakesh D. & Queiroz, Maciel M. & Narkhede, Balkrishna E., 2021. "Mapping the barriers of AI implementations in the public distribution system: The Indian experience," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 67(C).
    2. Rubén Jesús Pérez-López & Jesús Everardo Olguín Tiznado & María Mojarro Magaña & Claudia Camargo Wilson & Juan Andrés López Barreras & Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz, 2019. "Information Sharing with ICT in Production Systems and Operational Performance," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(13), pages 1-18, July.
    3. Ajay Bohtan & K. Mathiyazhagan & Prem Vrat, 2019. "Modeling the public distribution system: a PO-P approach," OPSEARCH, Springer;Operational Research Society of India, vol. 56(3), pages 1024-1066, September.
    4. Siya Ram Meena & Shambhu D. Meena & Saurabh Pratap & Rakesh Patidar & Yash Daultani, 2019. "Strategic analysis of the Indian agri-food supply chain," OPSEARCH, Springer;Operational Research Society of India, vol. 56(3), pages 965-982, September.

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